ישן

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ישן

adjective יָשָׁן · yashán · יְשָׁנָה · יְשָׁנִים · יְשָׁנוֹת

old, having existed for a long time
old, veteran
dated, no longer used

verb יָשַׁן · yashán · לישון · לִישֹׁן · יָשֵׁן · יִישַׁן

construction pa'al to sleep, to be asleep הִנֵּה לֹא־יָנוּם וְלֹא יִישָׁן שׁוֹמֵר יִשְׂרָאֵל.
Similar: נָם

In English

sleep to rest in state of reduced consciousness
old of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time
asleep in a state of sleep

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ישן},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%9F},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}